Metal Gear Solid 5

[DuPz0r 5361]

Roll On September 1st '15!

 

 

 

Along with IGN's interview with Kojima, loads of screenshots of TPP:

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/03/04/here-are-100-high-res-images-of-metal-gear-solid-5-the-phantom-pain

[DozyGamer 445]

This year's fall lineup is shaping up to be really good.

[DuPz0r 5361]

Metal Gear Online 3 trailer with English narration.

I remember trying to organise a crew with DiO, Kuz and Craze on MGO 2 but it turned out that the game was region locked. They better have learnt from that.

[DuPz0r 5361]

So all the game journalists got hands-on with MGS V, and you'll find plenty of meaty previews out there.

Here's one from GamesRader: http://www.gamesradar.com/metal-gear-solid-5-review/

I still can't get over how damn photoreal some of the environments look in MGS V, especially airshots from the chopper... incredible work!

Some new screenshots:

[DiO 4730]

dam

 

 

 

I was pretty stoked they gave away ground zero

[DuPz0r 5361]

Yeah, it was good for what is was. Phantom Pain is meant to be 200 times bigger then GZ. Which makes sense, concidering there's plenty of bases similar to GZ scattered across each map.

To be honest, Ground Zeroes was really short. Felt like the tanker demo, or the darpa cheif demo, in terms of length.

At least you can keep playing for speed-run s-ranks, and records, as well as side missions.

[BlackSox9 448]

Can't wait for this, the game's going to be epic.

 

... Just not as epic as Fallout 4...

[DuPz0r 5361]

[Asthenia 138]

Faaaack, Sept 1st can't come soon enough! 

[Indy 350]

I'm so bad at stealth. Why do they have to rank me and make me feel bad about it 

[DuPz0r 5361]

So anyone else notice the two boys at the end? Eli we already know is liquid, Kiefer Sutherland's (Snake) voiceover at the end saying "Les enfant terribles, Zero called it." pretty much confirms that. Could the second boy be Solid? Seems legit.

 

[DuPz0r 5361]

So the embargo is lifted. MGS V: The Phantom Pain has been reviewed and rated. Here's the verdict:

 

Press Start AU Review - 9/10

Respawn Ninja - 10/10

GameTrailers - 9.5/10

IGN - 10/10

Destructoid - 9/10

Daily Dot - 5/5

The Examiner - 5/5

Metal Gear Informer - 10/10

GameSpot - 10/10

EGM - 9.5/10

God is Geek - 10/10

Telegraph - 5/5

3DJuegos - 10/10

Vandal Online - 9.8/10

Power Unlimited - 9.7/10

Hobby Consolas - 9.7/10

Game Informer - 9.25/10

Lazygamer - 9.2/10

Games Village 8.9/10

Multiplayer.it 8.8/10

Mind Blown, wow...

 

[Bronson 702]

God damn...... that's all I got.

[Massacre 7646]

Worth a shot because it's open-world. I don't expect much.

 

MGS is one of those series that doesn't really have a good reason for being so popular, but the fanbase is so loyal that it's still successful, no matter what.

[DuPz0r 5361]

I've been a fan since PS1 era MGS. I didn't play the original Metal Gear 1 & 2 on NES and MSX until a later date. MGS 1 was such an innovative game for me, back in the day, that i instantly became a follower, just like GTA in some ways.

 

 

The final launch trailer, Hideo's final goodbye, since he's now detached from Konami.

 

[DuPz0r 5361]

Still got it! I'm brushing up on my tactical strategies in time for TPP, by S-ranking all the GZ missions!

I'm fairly proud of this one actually!

[DuPz0r 5361]

IT'S FINALLY HERE! 

 

I've seen people from here playing it all day (Yes, Dozy, Craze, Ast, i'm talking to you?!), so if you ever decide to post, discuss what you've experienced so far!

[Indy 350]

This game seems to be scoring perfect scores all over the internet. I wasn't really a big fan of Ground Zero. So I honestly don't know if I will enjoy this game, which is sad because it seems brilliant. I might pick it up next year sometime for cheap.

 

Initial impressions?

[DuPz0r 5361]

My initial thoughts:

The prologue is like that of an interactive movie. Interesting plot, and some bizzare events which leave you pretty mindfucked.

Once the prologue is over, you get dumped in the middle of a giant Afghan desert to roam on horseback (very RDR'esc), to find someone who's whereabouts is sketchy, no specifics are given. You have to go by sight, and intel drip fed to you as you get closer to the hot zone. The game maps look and feel almost endless, especially on foot.

This game couldn't be any further from Ground Zeroes. GZ feels like a bird cage, Phantom Pain feels like a living breathing world.

[Indy 350]

I'm not very good at stealth. I can do parts of games with stealth and I enjoy Assassin's Creed, but there's something about murdering everyone that I enjoy too much. Can I play the game like this?

[DuPz0r 5361]

Of course. You can tackle every mission your own way, apart from certain boss fights, which require a little working out how to kill. Everything else though, is treated like a special ops, and you can go in with whatever weapons you have at your disposal.

You might want to pick everyone off with a sniper from a distance before an infiltration.

You may want to sneak in, get to your objective, and exfiltrate by murdering your way out like a trojan horse, with a heavy machine gun, ir a trail of c4 you left before-hand.

It's up to you mate.

Either way, there's tons of main story missions, and hundreds of side-ops.

[Indy 350]

Trojan horse tactics sound brilliant. It's like best of both worlds!

[Jizzy 633]

I've heard you can just call in a really OP helicopter that is basically cheating.

Are there any interiors?

[DuPz0r 5361]

You can call a support chopper, but it isn't OP against decent enemies with anti aircraft weapons.

There's a lot of simple shack style interiors, and some slightly more interesting later in the story missions. But it is Afghanistan and Angola, so you wouldn't expect much from war torn environments. But like i said, there's some surpising interiors.

[Indy 350]

This guy pretty much summed up my experience with The Witcher 3, Skyrim and Far Cry, as well as my fear of MGS5.

 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2015/09/09/metal-gear-solid-v-and-the-witcher-3-both-suffer-from-the-same-big-flaw/

 

I think as an OCD, perfectionist, completionist etc., these massive open world games can become seriously overwhelming and repetitive as my play style is quite meticulous, methodical and structured. I like to 'complete' areas before moving on. It's hard to explain, but I get bored of games quickly as a result.